Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia (1945-1992) was a socialist federal republic consisting of the states of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Montenegro. Yugoslavia was formed by Josip Broz Tito after World War II and led the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War, a bloc followed by neutral countries such as India.

History
Yugoslavia was founded in 1945 after the liberation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from Nazi Germany during World War II. Josip Broz Tito, the main leader of the anti-Axis Powers resistance, became the postwar leader of the country, which reunited the Slavic countries of the Balkans. Tito was a communist like the Soviet Union's leader Josef Stalin, who aided the liberation of the Balkans. However, in 1948 Stalin and Tito split apart after Stalin attempted to force Yugoslavia to become a Soviet satellite, refusing to allow Tito to absorb Greece and Albania into Yugoslavia to create a powerful Eastern European bloc outside of the control of Stalin. They became a part of the Non-Aligned Movement alongside India, refusing to take part in the Cold War on the sides of either the USSR (Soviet Union) or the Western Allies (chiefly United States, France, and United Kingdom).

Yugoslavia lived in prosperity until 1980, when Tito died of natural causes. The country's ethnic groups began to war as Serbia could not manage the whole union, and in 1992 it fragmented. On New Years' Day, the Yugoslavian Restoration of Order to the Bosnian began as Serbia attempted to reconquer Bosnia. The Yugoslav Wars began as Yugoslavia ended, beginning many ethnic conflicts and genocides.

Culture
In 1989, Yugoslavia had 23,724,919 people, with 255,084 kilometers (98,766 square miles) of land. The capital was Belgrade (now Serbia's capital), with many languages spoken across the country. 26 ethnic groups were recognized, with some people of mixed ethnicities referring to themselves as "Yugoslavs". Some popular dishes are Peskavitsa ("Pljeskavica"), which is made of various ground meats shaped into a patty; Cevapi, a grilled dish of minced meat; Somun (Pita bread), and Fisherman's soup.